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bid-up
[ bid-uhp ]
noun
- the act or an instance of increasing the price of something by forcing the bidding upward.
- the amount of such increase:
a bid-up of 100 percent in the last year.
bid up
verb
- adverb to increase the market price of (a commodity) by making artificial bids
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of bid-up1
First recorded in 1860鈥65; noun use of verb phrase bid up
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Idioms and Phrases
Raise a price by raising one's offer, as in We were hoping to get an Oriental rug cheaply, but the dealer kept bidding us up . This phrase is used in business and commerce, particularly at auctions. [Mid-1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
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鈥淭he housing market was in a frenzy in the beginning of 2022, with buyers competing for a limited supply of homes and sellers reaping the rewards of bid-up prices,鈥 said Taylor Marr, Redfin鈥檚 deputy chief economist.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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